Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple

Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple A Castro neighborhood Buddhist temple for the LGBTQQI community and allies, in the Soto Zen tradition of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and the San Francisco Zen Center.

Founded in 1980 by Rev. Issan Dorsey and the Gay Buddhist Club in a Victorian house in the Castro district, Hartford Street Zen Center is the organization responsible for Issan-ji (One Mountain Temple), a neighborhood temple and residential practice center in the Soto Zen tradition of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. The center was also the site of the Maitri AIDS Hospice in the 1990′s, which now manages its own facilities.

Happy LGBTQ+ Pride 2026!As one of the first and only (even still) LGBTQ+ Buddhist temples in the world we wish you great...
06/26/2026

Happy LGBTQ+ Pride 2026!

As one of the first and only (even still) LGBTQ+ Buddhist temples in the world we wish you great amounts of joy, calm and ease in who you are and to have all the rights all human beings have or are entitled to. SF is known as an epicenter of things “gay” and a home to all our communities within or related to this older general term. We hope you might go out and about and enjoy the cities visitors and events has kicked off and today is the Trans Parade that celebrates gender nonconformity! Happy Pride to all!

https://sfpride.org/events/

At last, Issan-ji is now a genuine "dead tree hall"! 🧘🏻‍♂️🧘🏻‍♂️🧘🏻‍♂️
04/07/2026

At last, Issan-ji is now a genuine "dead tree hall"! 🧘🏻‍♂️🧘🏻‍♂️🧘🏻‍♂️

Winter Light Retreat Schedule – DEC 5, 6, and 7 December 20250900 Zendo opening and Zazen0930 Kinhin (formal walki...
12/05/2025

Winter Light Retreat Schedule – DEC 5, 6, and 7 December 2025

0900 Zendo opening and Zazen

0930 Kinhin (formal walking meditation)

0940 Zazen

1015 Dharma Talk setup

1030 Dharma Talk

1115 Kinhin

1130 Zazen

1210 Chanting Service

1230 Lunch

1330 Clean-up & Rest

1430 Zazen

1510 Tea (Dining Room)

1530 Zazen

1600 Kinhin

1610 Zazen

1645 Chanting Service

1700 End of Day

Sunday Dec 7 Only…
As Above, until…

1205 Bodhi Day Setup & Ceremony

1230 Retreat End

Please Note: Visitors are welcome to join in the scheduled sitting between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., but are asked NOT to take a seat in the zendo-proper once the period has begun, but to remain on the bench at the west end of the zendo until a period ends. Please see the schedule for the times of the sitting periods. Also, persons who have not registered for the retreat cannot be accommodated at mealtimes.

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57 Hartford Street
San Francisco, CA
94114

Opening Hours

Tuesday 6:30am - 7:45am
Wednesday 6pm - 7pm
Thursday 6:30am - 7:45am
Saturday 6:30am - 7:30am
8:30am - 12pm

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